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Vol. 143 , WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1997 No. 68 House of Representatives The House met at 9 a.m. Accordingly (at 9 o’clock and 3 min- I was pressed into service by a power The Chaplain, Reverend James David utes a.m.), the House stood in recess even greater than the Speaker’s. Char- Ford, D.D., offered the following pray- subject to the call of the Chair. lie Johnson, our Parliamentarian, er: f asked me to be here this morning, and We know, O gracious God, that You he asked me at 3 o’clock in the morn- RECEPTION OF FORMER MEMBERS have called all people to do the works ing, a particularly unfriendly request, I OF CONGRESS of justice in our communities, our Na- thought. tion, and in our World. On this day, we The Speaker of the House presided. But all of us spend a lot of money not are especially aware of the contribu- The SPEAKER. On behalf of this to join your ranks. Senator Beall and tions of those who have served in Gov- Chair and this Chamber, it is a high my predecessor, Carlton Sickles, who ernment and have used their abilities honor and distinct personal privilege to held this seat, and I am so glad to wel- and gifts in ways that have strength- have the opportunity of welcoming so come back my good friend and col- ened the common good, enhanced the many of our former Members and col- league, Bev Byron from Maryland. We security of every person, and have leagues as may be present here for this have a number of Marylanders. Too shown compassion for the neediest occasion. We all welcome you. many of them are former Members. I among us. The Chair at this time would recog- am not going to mention all of your We acknowledge the high honor that nize the distinguished majority leader, names. But Lindy Boggs, I think prob- the citizens of this Nation have given the gentleman from Texas [Mr. ably only Bev Byron and Lindy Boggs them, and we pray that Your blessing ARMEY], who may well be on the way. have known me since long before I will be with them now and in all the We were in session until 4 this morn- went to law school even. years to come. Amen. ing. Many of you remember with fond- I am pleased to be here with you and f ness those particular events. welcome all of you back. It must be a Let the Chair proceed out of order, if great experience to come back and be THE JOURNAL he might. Since the distinguished gen- with your colleagues. This is an incred- The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- tleman from Maryland [Mr. HOYER], ibly wonderful institution. We kid ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- the Democratic nominee, is here, the about it. Obviously, there are tough ceedings and announces to the House Chair will recognize him prior to the times. You saw last night, I think, a his approval thereof. gentleman from Texas [Mr. ARMEY]. demonstration of that. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- The Chair would say after a 4 o’clock Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate nal stands approved. session, Mr. HOYER does deserve a you on your remarks last night, which f small round of applause for being here I thought were very appropriate. The on time. President, the Speaker, the Democrats, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mr. HOYER. I know that all of you and the Republicans in the House, com- The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman lamented the fact that you were not ing together to try to pass a budget from North Carolina [Mr. COBLE] come Members of the Congress of the United that nobody really thought was the forward and lead the House in the States last night, and you remember budget they would have selected, clear- Pledge of Allegiance. fondly those 3 o’clock in the morning ly, but it was a budget that obviously Mr. COBLE led the Pledge of Alle- sessions that we had, and you thought a very large number of folks, indeed, I giance as follows: to yourself, what a great institution think only 99 voted against it, felt was I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the this is. in the best interests of our country. United States of America, and to the Repub- I want to say that I am pleased to be I see Larry Hogan, another one of my lic for which it stands, one nation under God, here. Mr. Speaker, I am certainly predecessors. Unlike Glenn, he is still indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. pleased to be here with you. Last night constrained to sit on that side of the f was reminiscent of the first 100 days of aisle. Old habits die hard, right, Larry? the Contract With America, where it As a matter of fact, Larry’s son ran RECESS seemed to me we never stopped meet- against me just a few years ago, now The SPEAKER. Pursuant to the ing. that I think of it. order of the House of Friday, May 16, Mr. Speaker? This institution, of course, generates, 1997, the House will stand in recess sub- He is not listening. That is typical of I think, incredibly strong friendships ject to the call of the Chair to receive what we Democrats, the kind of respect among us on either side of the aisle, the former Members of Congress. we get around this House nowadays. and although there is a great deal of

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H3071 H3072 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 21, 1997 partisanship that has been reflected that you would never get the ink off, I try to create a better product by the over the last few years, more than thought. And that fellow is here. I friction of their passions and by the when I first came, which I think is worked for him for the last year I was friction of their ideas. lamentable personally, nevertheless, I at the University of Maryland and for 3 Each of you, having lived it, having think that as the newer Members get years at Georgetown Law School. He been there, having been here at 4 here, the longer they are here, the less was responsible, very frankly, not only o’clock in the morning, having been in partisan they become; not necessarily, for my being able to go to law school the conference committees, having as all of you have experienced, less con- but for the fact, I think, that I am been in the subcommittees, having victed of the principles with which here. Dan Brewster, former U.S. Sen- been in the hearings, each of you can they came, but less convinced that the ator from our State. do an immense amount to help younger folks who do not agree with them are The SPEAKER. I appreciate the gen- Americans learn that this is the inevi- not good Americans as well. tleman’s intervention. I would say I table process by which freedom sur- I think those of you who are former can hardly give you a better example of vives and renews itself. Members are not Republican former the point you were making and I am In that sense, I think that this 27th Members or Democratic former Mem- trying to reinforce. Literally, there is annual meeting of the U.S. Association bers, but former Members who contrib- an organic chain of being that goes of Former Members of Congress is a pa- uted greatly to your country, to your back to the very founding of this Con- triotic meeting and that you serve a districts certainly, and your States, gress, and in that sense we owe all of patriotic service. but to this institution as well. On be- you a debt for having helped create the Last year, I was very proud when you half of and DAVID institution. honored my leader, Bob Michel, with BONIOR and VIC FAZIO and the rest of The other thing I would say to you: your Distinguished Service Award. the leadership, I am very, very pleased We need your help. This institution, This year, you are going to recognize a to welcome you back and to thank you like virtually every institution in gentleman who has gone on to serve his for the shoulders on which we try to America, is changing. Many of you country in new and even more famous serve as well as you did. were here before C–SPAN. At least a ways, although I doubt if he will travel Thank you very much. few of you were here before we went to much more as the U.N. Ambassador The SPEAKER. I want to note for the electronic recording of votes, and you than he did as a Member of Congress, distinguished gentleman from Mary- know the institution was different because he set the alltime record for land that the Parliamentarian arrived when you had to stay on the floor long one-man delegations to weird and ob- during his talk, but shortly after his enough to get through the rollcall. You scure places. But Bill Richardson cer- notice of the IOU that the Par- know that the whole social interaction tainly has earned the Distinguished liamentarian owes him, so the Par- was different. Service Award by the act of distin- liamentarian should at some point be We are changing in many ways. I ar- guished service, and I am glad you are reminded of this institutional obliga- rived at the very beginning of the C– doing that. tion. SPAN era. Beginning in January 1995, Now it is my great honor to request Let the Chair, on behalf of the major- we began to move toward putting the the past president of the Association to ity, just say several things. First of all, Congress on line. You can now access it take this chair, the gentlewoman from the point that Mr. HOYER made about through the Thomas System as well as Louisiana, Lindy Boggs. all of us in a very real sense standing a variety of other systems. Mrs. BOGGS (presiding). Thank you, on your shoulders is literally true, When I announced in a 1-minute last Mr. Speaker. It is an honor, of course, partly because you trained us. Friday that the budget agreement to be here to preside over this historic I think back to working with Mrs. would be available on the Internet lit- meeting. I am very, very pleased to be Boggs on the restoring of the House erally before GPO could print it, in the here. project. I think about times I worked first hour after my 1-minute speech The Clerk will now call the roll of with Chairman Tom Bevill as he put there were 10,000 connections with the former Members of Congress. together the various water projects site that had the budget agreement. The Clerk called the roll of the that we worked on together. I think of People all over the country were get- former Members of Congress, and the how much I learned from my very first ting it for free. They did not have to following former Members answered to leader, John Rhodes, and how much have a lobbyist; they did not have to their names: more I learned from Bob Michel. have a subscription to a fancy service. I can tell Bob in particular that there However, the core of the institution, ROLLCALL OF FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ATTENDING 27TH ANNUAL SPRING MEETING, were several times yesterday when we I think, has probably not changed since MAY 21, 1997 were in the middle of an exciting vote, the Continental Congress or since the William V. (Bill) Alexander of Arkan- in an effort that ran from about 2 various assemblies of the colonies. sas; o’clock yesterday afternoon until 3 Human beings have to come together Chester G. Atkins of Massachusetts; o’clock this morning, that I thought of from different places, each empowered the number of times that you had made by their citizens, each bringing their J. Glenn Beall, Jr., of Maryland; a decision and decided to live it out, hopes, their dreams, their personal- Tom Bevill of Alabama; and you did not really know for sure ities, their idiosyncracies. They have James H. Bilbray of Nevada; whether you would win or lose, but you to gradually find a way to work to- Lindy Boggs of Louisiana; knew it was better to go ahead and gether, because if you can’t, you can’t Daniel B. Brewster of Maryland; stick to it once you had done it than it get 218 votes and you can’t get any- William Broomfield of Michigan; was to spend a whole lot of energy wor- thing done. It is as frustrating, confus- Donald G. Brotzman of Colorado; rying about it. We worried a tad during ing, and human as it was in the very Glenn Browder of Alabama; the evening, but we ended up winning beginning. Clarence J. Brown of Ohio; 216 to 214 in a magnificent show of bi- I think all of you can continue to James T. Broyhill of North Carolina; partisanship. serve your country and help all of us to Jack Buechner of ; Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, excuse me the degree you can find the time, Clair W. Burgener of California; for interfering. I did not know he was whether in a classroom or a civic club Beverly B. Byron of Maryland; here, but in 1962 there was a House or in the news media, to explain and Elford A. Cederberg of Michigan; Member, and his office was next to Otis educate about this complex, frustrat- Charles E. Chamberlain of Michigan; Pike’s, and there was this young kid at ing, and difficult process. Barbara Rose Collins of Michigan; the University of Maryland that want- We have to get the country to under- William C. Cramer of Florida; ed to get into politics. So he came to stand that at the heart of the process Robert W. Daniel, Jr., of Virginia; his office and he volunteered, and he of freedom is not the Presidential press E (Kika) de la Garza of Texas; ran a robo machine and then did that conference, it is the legislative process; Ron de Lugo of Virgin Islands; doggone machine that you did the it is the give and take of independently Joseph J. Dioguardi of ; newsletters on, that you got so dirty elected, free people coming together to John N. Erlenborn of Illinois; May 21, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3073 Marvin L. Esch of Michigan; (Mr. FREY asked and was given per- lines. But it is the thing to do. It is Louis Fry, Jr., of Florida; mission to revise and extend his re- really easy to do. Robert Garcia of New York; marks.) As we travel around, I think we find Robert N. Giaimo of Connecticut; Mr. FREY. Madam Speaker, where that those of us who have nothing to Robert A. Grant of Indiana; were you when I was running for Gov- gain or are not running for political of- Gilbert Gude of Maryland; ernor? fice, who really love this place, in some Robert P. Hanrahan of Illinois; Mrs. BOGGS. Mr. Frey is recognized ways have a certain degree of credibil- Dennis M. Hertel of Michigan; to give a report on his presidency and ity for those of us in politics that Lawrence J. Hogan of Maryland; the work of the association in the past maybe does not exist anyplace else, Margorie Holt of Maryland; year. and I think it is important that we do Elizabeth Holtzman of New York; Mr. FREY. Madam Speaker, thank get out to the colleges and campuses, John W. Jenrette, Jr., of South Caro- you for those kind introductory re- as we have done. lina; marks. They are obviously deeply ap- It is a difficult time to serve in pub- Don Johnson of Georgia; preciated. lic office, but this institution and what Hastings Keith of Massachusetts; All of us are pleased and honored to we have been given here is absolutely David S. King of Utah; have this opportunity once again to be fundamental to the freedom that this Herb Klein of New Jersey; on the House floor to present the 27th country has. We haven’t been free all Dan H. Kuykendall of Tennessee; annual report to the Congress. I want that long. We are the longest lasting Peter N. Kyros of Maine; to thank the Speaker, NEWT GINGRICH, democracy, but it hasn’t been all that Lawrence P. ‘‘Larry’’ La Rocco of the minority leader, all Members of the Idaho; long, and it isn’t because we have been Congress, and the gentleman from lucky, it is because people have worked Norman F. Lent of New York; Maryland. Thank goodness there were Jim Lloyd of California; at it, people of both parties who sin- not any more people from Maryland cerely care about this country. Cathy Long of Louisiana; here; we would not have gotten to the One other reason this organization is Romano L. Mazzoli of Kentucky; meeting, I do not think. becoming more and more needed is the James A. McClure of Idaho; Madam Speaker, this association is demand for time. Late sessions obvi- Lloyd Meeds of Washington; in its 27th year since its inception, has ously, but a Congressperson has so Robert H. Michel of Illinois; over 600 members and an annual budget much to do, and there is so much Clarence E. Miller of Ohio; in excess of $700,000, which is going to media, so much need to educate. We John S. Monagan of Connecticut; reach this year probably close to $1 are always on call. Sitting out here is G.V. ‘‘Sonny’’ Montgomery of Mis- million. We are a bipartisan, or prob- more knowledge probably than in any sissippi; ably more correctly a nonpartisan, or- place in this country, people who know Frank E. Moss of Utah; ganization, united by the knowledge it more about issues and worked on them James L. Nelligan of Pennsylvania; was a unique privilege to serve in the than anyplace else. It is an incredible Stanford E. Parris of Virginia; Congress and also with the understand- asset for this Nation that we have and Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island; ing that we have an obligation to con- Shirley N. Pettis of California; all of us have. tinue to give back to this country J.J. Pickle of Texas; which has done so much for each and I think, lastly, more than anything Otis G. Pike of New York; every one of us. else, we are all united by a true love of Richardson Preyer of North Carolina; Certainly it is an interesting time to this institution. I think the word Joel Pritchard of Washington; serve in the Congress but is also an in- ‘‘privilege’’ to me is the word that de- Bill Richardson of New Mexico; teresting time to be involved with the scribes how I feel about this, and I John J. Rhodes of ; Association of Former Members, which know how each and every one of you John J. Rhodes III, of Arizona; feel about it. Matthew J. Rinaldo of New Jersey; has really changed significantly over the last number of years. What started In a minute I am going to yield to Paul G. Rogers of Florida; various Members who have done and Toby Roth of Wisconsin; out as basically an alumni association has changed into an organization that been involved in certain areas to let Philip E. Ruppe of Michigan; them tell you a little bit about what it Marty Russo of Illinois; has taken on more and more govern- ment-related tasks and has developed, is and let the people out there listening George E. Sangmeister of Illinois; understand more about us, but because Harold S. Sawyer of Michigan; in accordance with its charter, a num- of a scheduling problem in terms of the James H. Scheuer of New York; ber of programs, both domestic and need to get to a couple meetings and Richard T. Schulze of Pennsylvania; international, to promote the improved probably rescue some hostages, we are Phil Sharp of Indiana; understanding of Congress as an insti- going to move out of order a little bit Carlton R. Sickles of Maryland; tution and representative democracy Jim Slattery of Kansas; as a system of government. and give our distinguished service Neal E. Smith of Iowa; There are probably several reasons award. We do that each year to some- Al Swift of Washington; for the dynamic change. The first is one in the country who we think just James W. Symington of Missouri; that fewer and fewer people are serving epitomizes what is best about the Con- Charles W. Whalen, Jr., of Ohio; longer and longer in Congress, some by gress and being a public servant. Last George C. Wortley of New York; chance and some by choice. So people year, of course, that was our former Beryl Anthony of Arkansas; are leaving Congress. Some go on and minority leader, Bob Michel. It was Richard Chrysler of Michigan; serve in key positions, such as, obvi- wonderful again to see Bob here. Ronald Coleman of Texas; ously, the Vice President, or Tim We rotate it from the Republicans to Lane Evans of Illinois; Wirth. Many of our former Members the Democrats. Harry Haskell of Delaware; have served in key positions, but many This year is a Democrat recipient, William Hathaway of Maine; are still looking for something to do, and of course it is the U.S. Ambassador Bill Lowery of California; something to do in the public service to the United Nations, the Honorable Paul McCloskey of California; area, and this organization gives them Bill Richardson. Bill was elected seven Howard Pollick of . that chance. times from his district, I guess served Mrs. BOGGS. The Clerk has reported Also, and the Speaker mentioned it, seven full terms before the President that 80 Members are present, so we will our institutions are under attack. Just appointed him on December 13, 1996. As call this session together. this week there was a new book that Ambassador, he is a member of the It is now my tremendous pleasure to trashed the Congress and said every- President’s cabinet, a member of the present the innovative, highly success- body who served here was basically ei- National Security Council, and, of ful, intelligent, hard working president ther a sexist or stupid or both, I am not course, as a Member of the U.S. Con- of the Former Members of Congress As- sure in what order, and it is obviously gress, he held one of the highest rank- sociation, the gentleman from Florida, by people who have never been in com- ing positions in the House Democratic Mr. Frey. bat as such, always the guy on the side leadership. H3074 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 21, 1997 I think we also know that even So I am very humbled in getting this to talk about the Presidential elections though he was not the U.S. Ambas- award. I want you to know that public in United States. sador to the United Nations, he was housing is existing well at the Waldorf But once we got there, they said you somebody who probably was doing the Towers in New York. You are all most know, this is a one-party state, and job before he got it. He was all over the welcome to come. We have a lot of bed- they always say that the U.S. political world, rescuing hostages, helping, real- rooms. As former Members of Congress, system is the same, because there is ly serving as just a tremendous part of I can assure you, you will be treated not a nickel’s worth of difference be- U.S. foreign policy. just as well as any member of the tween the Republicans and the Demo- In 1996, he held a historic meeting President’s Cabinet. crats. We probably disagree about that, with Cuba’s Fidel Castro, during which So in accepting this award, let me but our goal was to sharply define the he successfully negotiated the release say that it is most gracious of you to differences between the two parties. of three political prisoners and got give it to me. Regrettably, I have to go So in the political game, we always visas for their families. back to New York for a Security Coun- try to talk about our colleagues and I think all of us who know Bill and cil meeting which will deal with sanc- that we agree on this and disagree on who served with him and know him tions on Libya. It is a skill, as I said, that and agree to disagree. But Dennis knows he has tremendous energy, he is in terms of my committee assign- and I went at it hammer and tongs, in- highly intelligent, he is uncompromis- ments, the work that we did together, cluding the national broadcast that we ingly honest and he truly represents that I have learned with you. had. We had their top anchorman inter- what is best in a public servant. I know So I look forward to being active in view us, or moderate the debate at the all of you share my feelings of respect this organization. I noticed early on U.S. Information Agency’s offices, and admiration for Ambassador Rich- my name was not called, so that means went throughout the country, and Den- ardson. I would appreciate it if he I probably have to pay some dues. But nis and I tried to as sharply define the would come forward now to receive the to all of you, if I do not get a chance to differences between the two political award. see and hug each one of you, and I Presidential campaigns and the can- Time out for glasses. It reads, I know because of the schedule we will didates as possible. We really had a think, ‘‘Presented to the Honorable not be able to, I want you to know that great time, probably maybe leaning to Bill Richardson for exemplary service I remember one incident about each the extremes on issues to define the to the Nation, including seven terms as and every one of you that is lodged in differences. U.S. Representative for the Third Dis- my being and my heart, that is a good The most interesting thing was that trict of New Mexico, numerous human- one. And whether I made funny noises wherever we went, and we had probably itarian and diplomatic special assign- at you or whether we had a chance to five different occasions with legisla- ments, and his current service as U.S. do something together, that is some- tors, parliamentarians, with Cabinet Ambassador to the United Nations. thing that I will always cherish. officials, with university professors and Washington, DC, May 21, 1997.’’ students, we went and met with them, Bill, there is also a scrapbook of let- To Lou Frey, thanks for that very I just want to close because I know the ters from your friends, which there is a nice introduction. To all of you, I mean time is limited, that we had a great lot more we have got to add to it, but it, New York, the Waldorf, the U.N., I you are obviously respected and loved, hope we get a chance to visit again. time, we pointed out that there was a and we are just so proud to be able to Thank you so much. difference between the parties and be- give you this award. Mr. FREY. Thank you, Mr. Ambas- tween the candidates, and that in the Mr. RICHARDSON. Marty Russo said sador, for those kind remarks, and United States there was an oppor- he would start chiding me if I went good luck at the Security Council. tunity for this difference to be shown over 2 minutes. As I indicated before, a number of to the American public, and that was Thank you very much. This is a great Members have been involved in various very good for us and it was good for honor for me, especially when I see so activities, and what I would like to do those people in Zimbabwe that were many friends. I served 14 years in the is yield to some of the Members to trying to promote a pluralistic society. House, and I think I have served with briefly describe what they have done But one of the things that always about 70 percent of you, and the Speak- and what they have taken part in. came up was, people were asking us er made a little joke about congres- As I indicated, the association has why we were picking as a country on sional travel. But really, in my 14 provided opportunities for the Members poor old Fidel Castro. And at one of years, I felt that through this travel is to share their congressional experi- these occasions, all of a sudden Dennis where you get to know people from ences overseas. In the past we have had remarked about what a thug that Cas- both sides of the aisle, where true bi- 16 study groups that have been carried tro was, and that there were no multi- partisanship, and they had this Her- out through the country and through- parties and freedom of political partici- shey conference on civility. As I recall, out the world. I would like to yield, if pation in Cuba, and he went on saying whenever we bonded together on some he is here, to the gentleman from Mis- that if Castro was such a great guy, of these trips, and I see Clinger back souri, Jack Buechner, who will talk how come he did not do this and did there and my wife saying to me that about a trip he and Congressman not allow travel, and he went through she found Democratic and Republican Hertel took to Africa in October of these things. wives people that she could relate to, 1966. Is he here? Two demerits. His dues Afterwards, I said, ‘‘You know, Den- and she could not understand why get doubled. nis, I did not know you were that real- there were such differences between Here he is. I just was warming up. It ly philosophically opposed to Fidel the two parties, when as Americans we is all yours. Castro.’’ He said, ‘‘I do not give a damn were very much together. Mrs. BOGGS. The gentleman from about Fidel Castro, but I am getting Let me just say that at the United Missouri, Mr. Buechner, is recognized. tired of being picked on.’’ Nations, it is a challenge. But if I Mr. BUECHNER. Thank you for So we expressed our individualism brought some skills to the United Na- yielding, Mr. President, and fellow and our political partisanship. We had tions, they were skills that I learned former Members. It is good to be here a wonderful time, and I think the U.S. right here as a Member of the House, back in the well. It has been a long Information Agency said the former skills of negotiating, of relating to time. Let me take this off, because it is Members of Congress did as good a job each other, of doing the thousands of bad for the camera, if you remember of letting people in a part of the world town meetings that many of us have that. that is very interested in the transi- done. This is where you learn to nego- I am trying to make this brief, but I tion to democracy, especially following tiate and deal with people and cut have to tell you, taking a trip with upon South Africa and building upon deals and relate and extricate things Dennis Hertel and encapsulating it in a that, and this is something I would en- from somebody else. At the same time, few minutes is a pretty tough task, be- courage you to do. the camaraderie, the collegiality we cause Dennis loves to talk to people. I want to remind you, we flew coach. had as Members, is something that I We went to Zimbabwe. The U.S. Infor- It is a 25-hour portal-to-portal trip. It know we will never forget. mation Agency sent us there ostensibly is not for the faint of heart. But I have May 21, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3075 to tell you, Dennis Hertel managed to Ambassador Sasser and his DCM were Mrs. BOGGS. The gentleman from speak to everybody that he met for extremely helpful with us, and we had Missouri, Mr. Symington, is recognized long periods of time, and he spent more in-depth briefings with his country for his remarks. time being a former Member of Con- team. Mr. SYMINGTON. Madam Speaker, gress than I did. I slept and read a lot. The remainder of the trip was outside Mr. FMC President Frey, thank you. Thank you very much. I yield back. Beijing. We went to Xian, where the The week of December 9 to 15, 1996, I Mr. FREY. I would now like to yield Provisional People’s Congress were our was privileged to join three other to the gentlewoman from Maryland, host. They talked about trade and edu- former Members and two then sitting Beverly Byron, to talk about the trip cation. There are 47 universities and 10 Members of Congress on a bipartisan to China in September 1996 and the re- military academies in Xian alone. fact-finding trip to Cuba. sult of the trip. The former Members Shanghai, which was a municipality, The delegation of three Democrats paid their own international travel was our host. and three Republicans consisted of our costs, and the costs in China were paid Much of the discussion was on for- association president, Lou Frey of by the Foreign Affairs Committee of eign trade, with $48 million spent last Florida, as its chairman, myself as co- the National People’s Congress. year, $8 million with the United States, chairman, Mike Barnes of Maryland, Mrs. BOGGS. The gentlewoman from and last September there were 15,000 Dennis DeConcini of Arizona, Toby Maryland, Mrs. Byron, is recognized. joint ventures, of which 1,700 were with Roth of Wisconsin, and JON Mrs. BYRON. Let me say that, Lou, I U.S. companies. CHRISTENSEN OF NEBRASKA. have to have this side of the aisle, I am We were able to export a little bit of Our very full schedule of visits and sorry. I cannot speak from the other the U.S. culture when Carlton Sickles appointments, arranged in part pri- side. It just does not work. It is like gave us a rendition on his miniature vately and in part via the Cuban Gov- church and the movies; you know harmonica and Nancy Schulze and ernment, brought us together with or- which side you are comfortable on. Judy Brewster belted forth with dinary people, students, academicians, Let me say that we were able to pull ‘‘Edelweis.’’ I am not sure how the Ger- church leaders, political dissidents, in- together a delegation of 10 former man exchange program song sheet got dustrialists, Government officials, Members, of 4 spouses, 2 daughters, no with us, but it did. members of the diplomatic corps, and animals, to meet in Beijing in Septem- We moved on to Quilin, and there we the U.S. intercession. For these con- ber of last year, and we began a 10-day were able to see the sister city of Or- tacts and opportunities, we were in- study tour of China at the invitation of lando, FL, even to the fireworks that debted to our very able association their Foreign Affairs Committee. they held as we were on board a river- consultant, Walter Raymond, and to This group of former Members, many boat. This city is visited by 8 million the good offices of a former Cuban of whom had been in China before, were Chinese visitors a year and a half a hand, retired Ambassador Timothy able to gain a great deal of comparison million from overseas. Much of the dis- Towell, who advanced and accompanied with the previous visits. Prior to the cussions were on environmental, water, us on this trip. trip, we held briefings with the State electric issues, and they were very We were well briefed prior to the Department, the Foreign Affairs Com- pleased to talk about their new airport visit by the State Department and Na- mittee staff of the House, and received that was to open in the next week tional Security Council; Mr. Eizenstat, many, many pages of background ma- which will give 10 times the capacity of the President’s Special Envoy on terial. the current airport. While we were in Beijing, we held Several members of our delegation Cuban Affairs; leaders of the Cuban- meetings with the chairman of the For- did some in-depth research on medical American communities; and Members eign Affairs Committee, our host, Zhu issues and, at every point and turn in of Congress and key legislative aides. Liang, and since he stated that since the visit, tried acupuncture. I will let Upon return, we were debriefed by launching a reform campaign, eco- them report that on their own. these same individuals and offices and nomic development is China’s first pri- As a result of our trip, I think it is particularly the chairman of the House ority. The United States position is the intent of this organization, the foreign affairs committee, inter- still one China. That was discussed on former Members, to create and encour- national affairs committee, BEN GIL- numerous occasions. That has not age sponsorship of an exchange pro- MAN, and the ranking member, LEE changed. gram of the U.S. Congress and the Na- HAMILTON, and their staffs. Our rec- We will see the magical date of July tion’s People’s Congress. The board of ommendations were placed in the 1, 1997, approaching, and the world will directors has approved this, and we are RECORD by Mr. HAMILTON. be looking at the transfer of Hong going to be looking to fund that. Briefly, they reflected the consensus Kong and how China handles the cur- We have a delegation report that has of this group that, first, the lives and rent vibrant, economically stable city been filed with various Members of the prospects of the Cuban people are still, that is presently there. House and the State Department. Were as my fellow Missourian, Mr. Buechner, A second meeting was held with the it not for Lou Frey and Linda Reed, intimated, under rigid government con- chairman of the standing committee, this trip would not have been possible, trol; and, second, that a policy of selec- and that was a discussion on the public and I want to thank them and look for- tive engagement would prove more ef- influence in the United States of the ward to many more of this group that fective in diminishing those rigidities press, and it is important to have a is before us today taking part in such than one of unremitting isolation and continuing dialog. It was discussed an exchange. sanctions. that an exchange program should begin Thank you. We specifically recommended the between our two countries. Mr. FREY. I thank the gentlewoman. permitting of food and other humani- The Vice Premier, Minister of For- She is chairman of the committee to tarian assistance, properly handled, eign Affairs Qian Qichen, stated, and work on this with a number of the peo- without the present obstacles to travel this is rather interesting, that China ple who went on the trip, so we cer- and shipment. The Cuban people them- must be economically stable to have a tainly appreciate that. selves, including those in endangered peaceful world. As this body begins its I would next like to yield to the opposition, when given the oppor- discussion in the next few weeks on former president of the association, tunity, expressed the hope that Ameri- most-favored-nation status for China who really put together a trip through cans would soon return in great num- and the vote is taken next month, I the Ford Foundation to Cuba. One of bers on business or vacation or both. quote the Vice Premier. Human rights the things I think we found is that The larger questions thus raised re- have improved greatly since 1940. there are times that we, as former main before our Government and Con- That is 56 years. Members, can do things relatively un- gress for review and consideration. He also stated, but China’s leaders officially that it is difficult for sitting Thank you very much. are working on correcting a number of Members to do, and maybe this Cuban Mr. FREY. Thank you, Mr. Syming- areas. trip was one of them. ton. It will be interesting to see what So the gentleman from Missouri, Mr. C-SPAN was nice enough to cover it. areas. Symington. We had a press conference. We came H3076 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 21, 1997 back and were surprised. We thought bers of Congress to meet with their These activities were the heart of our four or five people would show up. We counterparts in the Japanese Diet for program in the second year. We had about 70. National press was there. frank discussions of those key issues. brought in 35 Ukrainian interns who There is obvious continued press inter- The end of the cold war has pro- were competitively selected to rep- est in this, which shows you how effec- foundly changed the way governments resent a broad geographic cross-section tive we can be. have been reacting and making deci- of the country. Finally, now in the last Next I would like to yield to the gen- sions and reacting to events, but you, year, we are supporting 45 young tleman from Wisconsin, Toby Roth, the former Members of Congress, know Ukrainians in the Parliament, over who will talk about our Congressional better than anyone else that no report, half of which are women. Study Group on Germany which is no Internet, no briefing can substitute We have established with the leader- funded primarily by the German Mar- for face-to-face meetings. ship a better working relationship so shall Fund, and the Congressional I thank you, the former Members of that now, for 1997–98, we can increase Study Group in Japan funded by the Congress, for your commitment and the number of interns to establish a Japanese-United States Friendship dedication to these two outstanding provincial program in at least three of Commission. programs. their state governments in the Ukraine Mrs. BOGGS. The gentleman from Mr. FREY. Thank you. to expand significantly on support for Wisconsin is recognized. I think it is important to note that research and analysis, and the latter is Mr. ROTH. Thank you, Madam under the rules of financing and many designed to follow up after the end of Speaker and Mr. President. It is great of the rules of the House, the former the congressional research program in to be here this morning with you. Members fill a vacuum for a service the Ukraine, which has provided com- You and I share a distinguished place that cannot be done in the House. So puters and related equipment and es- in American history in that we were we really are instrumental to keep tablished the basis for a reference serv- fortunate, all of us, to serve in the U.S. these programs alive, and we are look- ice. Congress. And I think I know everyone ing at other programs with other coun- When we see the controversy and the in the room here this morning. I want tries to do this. great issues and problems facing the Now I would like to yield to the gen- to say it has been a real honor to serve Ukraine and all the , tleman from Michigan, I do not know if with you, and I think of you often. former Soviet Union, we see how im- Madam Speaker and Mr. President, I it is the better or worse half of that dy- portant this program has been and how am delighted to thank you, the former namic duo, Dennis Hertel, to talk well it has been supported by the mem- about our program in the Ukraine. Members of Congress, for the possibil- bers of the association. Mrs. BOGGS. The gentleman from ity of the two superbly managed study Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Michigan, Mr. Hertel, is recognized. Mr. FREY. Thank you for that re- groups we have, one in Germany and Mr. HERTEL. Thank you, Madam one in Japan. I have had firsthand port. Chairperson. We have done this in some of the knowledge on the value of the Congres- First I would like to offer my con- other former Iron Curtain countries, sional Study Group on Germany. Last gratulations to our chairperson as the Slovakia, some of the others. We sent year I was with our congressional dele- Ambassador to the Vatican and the people over there to work with their gation when we visited Bonn. We met first woman from the United States to parliaments on it. I have been to Slo- with Members of the Bundestag, the be appointed to that post to represent vakia three times, twice in the winter. people in the Government, Foreign our Nation. It is not something you would volun- Minister Klaus Kinkel, statesmen like Mr. FREY. You stole my closing line, teer for. They are starting at ground Graf Otto von Lambsdorff, and many but that is all right. zero. It is really interesting. There is other prominent Germans in the Gov- Mr. HERTEL. I really do want to no institutional history whatsoever. ernment. I do not have to tell you, the thank the staff of this association for Now I would like to yield to the gen- former Members of Congress, how valu- all they have done. Linda REED has tleman from Kentucky, Mr. Mazzoli, able these exchanges are. done yeoman’s work. There are so who will talk about a trip that he and This year we had another delegation many things they can accomplish with our former Member and Secretary of visit to Germany, and, of course, we so very few people and limited dollars. the Interior, Manuel Lujan, took to look forward to working with the Ger- And Walt Raymond, who, as staff al- Mexico, to help us maybe set up an ex- man delegations when they visit us ways do, has assisted me in preparing change program there. here in the United States. this report on our Ukrainian program. Mrs. BOGGS. The gentleman is rec- The study group has sponsored 14 an- It is our broadest program. ognized. nual seminars and other meetings and The association has been supporting Mr. MAZZOLI. Madam Speaker, Mr. has involved more than 100 congres- a parliamentary democracy program President, ladies and gentlemen, my sional participants with our counter- for the past 3 years in the Ukraine. The former colleagues, how great it is to parts in the German Bundestag in var- Ukraine was selected for its vital im- see everyone and be with you today. ious discussions. Ongoing activities portance to the region. A free and inde- The association serves many pur- with the study group include, for exam- pendent Ukraine favorably changes the poses, and under the excellent leader- ple, the one on Germany is sponsoring political situation in the region and en- ship of Lou Frey, our friend from Or- annual seminars involving Members of hances European security. lando, and the able staff work of Linda the U.S. Congress and their counter- Our program of support of the Reed, Walt Raymond, and the group, parts in the German Bundestag, con- Ukrainian Parliament was initiated in we really maximize the bounce for the ducting a hospitality program at the March 1994. Cliff Downen, a former sen- buck. U.S. Capitol right here for distin- ior staffer, has been our field represent- As a result of the work that has been guished guests from Germany, arrang- ative. In his first year, he focused pri- done, the association affords us, as ing for members of the Bundestag to marily as an adviser on basic par- former Members, a chance to come to- visit congressional delegates’ districts liamentary practices, including rules gether in this beautiful Chamber, with the Members of Congress. of procedure, committee processes, how which holds so many memories for all I do not have to reiterate to you to draft a bill, transparency, and relat- of us, as the scenes of our legislative again how vital and important these ed subjects. efforts for our hometowns and States. activities are for the parliamentarians Several former Members and Bill It also affords us an opportunity, of both countries. Brown, our former Parliamentarian, through the Campus Visit Program, to The study group on Japan has some also visited Kiev to help the Ukrain- visit campuses around the country. It 70 Members of the Congress. The objec- ians in the first phase. Now we have was my pleasure to visit the alma tives of the study group are to develop moved on to provide key staff to their mater of Dick Lugar, our colleague a congressional forum for the sustained parliament and key research papers to from across the Capitol, Denison Uni- analysis of policy options on major is- their various committees, including versity in Granville, OH, last spring- sues in United States.-Japan relations the chairmen that are working on re- time. It was a wonderful visit. I spent and to increase opportunities for Mem- forms there. time with the students and the faculty. May 21, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3077 Our association also offers opportuni- retary of the Interior, Manuel Lujan, of New All in all, I came away from this recent trip ties to travel abroad. As our President Mexico. Our trip, jointly sponsored by the U.S. to Mexico both heartened and disappointed. said, Congressman Lujan and I did Department of State, and the Association of I am disappointed that many deeply rooted travel to Mexico. We spent a week Former Members of Congress, included nearly and highly emotional issues between our na- there in June of last year between Mex- 4 days in Mexico City and a day and a half in tions remain which make it difficult for Mexico ico City and Guadalajara. There are Guadalajara. and the United States to come together in many memories. We had meetings, as This time around, Mexican officials, to a per- common cause. thankfully, the efforts of Presi- all of us have, with parliamentarians, son, agreed that the United States has sov- dent and President Ernesto Zedillo with the academic community, with ereignty over its border and has the right as Ponce de LeonÐwho have developed a cor- the business community, the govern- well as the responsibility to institute programs dial and effective working relationshipÐand ment leaders, our counterparts in the to control the border between the United members of both nations' Cabinets working assembly. We came away with many States and Mexico. The 1981 references to through organizations such as the United feelings. We filed that, Mr. President, the right of Mexicans to travel freely were ab- States-Mexico bi-National Commission, the in a full report which you have, I sent. Instead, we heard frequent and favorable Summit of the Americas, the organization of think, received permission to file in references to the importance of continued con- American States, and the Border Governors the RECORD. tacts between the two nations. group have led to binational and multinational But essentially, we found the atti- This is not to say that Mexicans were silent institutional frameworks for the development of tude much improved, and I think that on the topic of immigration or muted in their solutions to mutual problems. serves to underscore the outstanding criticism of the way their Mexican brothers and On the positive side of the ledger, Secretary work that our colleague, Jim Jones, sisters are sometimes treated by United Lunjan and I also found an extraordinary inter- has done in Mexico as Ambassador. His States immigration authorities. But, in sharp est in what Mexicans team ``federalism'': How counterpart in this country, Jesus contrast to 1981 when the polemics and governmental systems optimally should func- Silva Herzog, we will hear from at broadsides flew freely, on this visit our Mexi- tion. Mexico has long had an extremely strong lunch today, the Ambassador from can hosts and hostessesÐI found many more executive branch of Government under which Mexico, who has visited with us both women now than in 1981 in positions of influ- the Presidents are guaranteed not only per- here on the Hill and in the Embassy to enceÐendorsed collaborative United States- sonal wealth when their terms end but a vir- talk about ways that these visits can Mexican initiatives on immigration and drug tual hegemony over the entire nation during be institutionalized, because, Mr. intervention. their term of office. In that setting, the legisla- President, as you have said many One jarring note to Secretary Lujan and me tive branch of government in Mexico has been times, former Members have opportu- was the belief held by many Mexicans, even impotent and passive. today members of the nities to speak to issues and to address some who have spent time in the United Mexican Senate and the House of Delegates concerns that we cannot, as sitting States, that there exists in the United States a are devoted to gaining a rightful role as a co- Members, do. selective dislike and antipathy toward Mexican equal branch of government. For us in the So I think we offer not only this re- people. Several made the point that the two United States, this is plain vanilla federalism. pository of information and knowledge immigration bills then pending before the In Mexico, it is revolutionary. and experience and, we hope, some wis- 104th Congress singled out Mexican nationals Sitting Members of Congress, as well as dom, but also the opportunity to speak for the brunt of the enforcement and control former Members such as Secretary Lujan and without the necessary problems of con- effort. I, along with constitutional experts and political stituency concerns and speak to issues Secretary Lujan, himself of Hispanic de- scientists have an unprecedented opportunity that really advance the understanding scent, and I did our best to assure everyone to assist our counterparts in Mexico in fashion- between nations. that Americans bore no ill nor animus toward ing a new government for the next century. It So even as we, I think, have, by rea- Mexicans in a generic or a class sense. I did, is a matchless opportunity to do something son of President Clinton and President however, point out that the frustration of the good as well as do something smart. Zedillo Ponce de Leon’s relationship, American people grows because of increased On another subject, Secretary Lujan and I advanced the Nation’s agenda, then I violence at the border committed by aliens were never far from complaints about the so- think we, as former Members, can do seeking to enter the United States illegally and called Helms-Burton Act which penalizes do- the same thing. by organized Mexican drug smugglers. Frus- mestic and foreign companies which do busi- Mr. President, the only thing I would trations are also fanned by stories in the ness in Cuba involving property confiscated say is, I hope there is some mechanism media detailing the abuse of America's welfare from United States firms or citizens at the time we can use to institutionalize these and health care systems by undocumented of Castro's takeover. Because of the trips. Only because of your fertile Mexican aliens. extraterritoriality of Helms-Burton and because imagination and your inventive ac- To be fair, it must here be noted that not ev- of its retroactivity feature, it has excited great counting have these trips been made eryone who enters at the southern border is opposition as well as calls for retaliation from possible. So there has to be some meth- from MexicoÐmany of them are from else- Canada and Mexico and from nations of the od to institutionalize them. I hope we where in the Americas and the worldÐand not European Union and of the Organization of can. I think they are very valuable, everyone who is in America illegally has American States. As we now know, but did not and I am honored to have played a part crossed the border to get hereÐmany have last June, President Clinton has somewhat in this. overstayed their visas. quieted the issue by exercising the various op- My first trip to Mexico was in 1981. My next In our discussions in Mexico, I resorted to a tions, waivers, and discretionary authorities and only other visit was last June. In the inter- familiar and, I feel, powerful argument: Mexi- which he is accorded under the law. vening 15 years, Mexico's political, social, ec- cans in positions of influence over their na- Soon after my return from Mexico, I traveled onomical, and educational climate has tions' public policy should support United to El Paso, TX, to take part in a naturalization changed profoundly. And, in no way is this States efforts to control illegal immigration ceremony at which 4,078 persons from 53 na- change more dramatic than in the way Mexico from Mexico in order to preserve legal immi- tions became United States citizens on the views the migration of its people. gration programsÐwhich benefit Mexico more campus of the University of Texas at El Paso. In Mexico 1981, Mexican officials rejected than any other nation in the hemisphereÐ Taking part in this ceremony was particularly the premise that Mexico and the United States which are not being challenged on Capitol Hill impressive for me both personallyÐmy own had a mutual interest in controlling illegal entry in response to the citizen frustrations I have father was an immigrant from ItalyÐand pro- of Mexican nationals into the United States. referred to earlier. fessionallyÐwhile in Congress, I was the co- These officials declared that Mexican citizens Furthermore, the growing export and import author of the Simpson-Mazzoli bill, the Immi- had the right and the authority under Mexican trade between United States and MexicoÐ gration Reform and Control Act of 1986, under law to leave the Nation without control or under NAFTAÐand the expanded financial re- whose provisions many in that audience in El question and without exit documents. lationships between the nationsÐillustrated by Paso were being naturalized. Fifteen years later I found a starkly different the recent support program for the peso engi- It is in these naturalization ceremonies that attitude exhibited by the Mexican academics, neered by the United States Treasury Depart- all the separate threads of the immigration Government leaders, and business leaders mentÐsuggest that Mexico gains much by story are woven into a complete garment. Nat- with whom I spoke during my week in Mexico supporting United States sovereignty over its uralization programs give us a better purchase with former Congressman and former Sec- international borders. on the complex and complicated thing called H3078 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 21, 1997 immigration and they demonstrate that while I would like to yield to the gen- Oh, yes, we did come away with at every nation in history has had problems with tleman from New York, who went on least two students who expressed inter- migration and immigrationÐthe United States one of those trips and was highly suc- est in running for Congress, one of is no exception to this historical verityÐour cessful, to tell us a little bit about his whom had lost a recent race for the Nation has an opportunity and a solemn re- time on campus. Mr. Wortley. mayor of Lawton, OK. Perhaps if Den- sponsibility to address this vexing and chal- Mrs. BOGGS. The gentleman from nis and I had gotten there a little ear- lenging subject with balance, sensitivity, for- New York, Mr. Wortley, is recognized. lier, we might have made a bigger dif- bearance and charity. Mr. WORTLEY. Madam Speaker, Mr. ference. Where do we start? President, I do feel more comfortable But I am hopeful that our campus By continuing to work with Mexico to control at this lectern than perhaps the other fellowship presentations have made a illegal immigration. In 1981, Father Theodore one. difference and the day will come, M. Hesburgh, former president of the Univer- Mr. FREY. I am a little nervous over Madam Speaker, when you will see the sity of Notre Dame, and chair of President here. results of our efforts in this Chamber. Carter's Immigration Reform Commission said: Mr. WORTLEY. I might digress for a Thank you. ``If we don't close the back doorÐcontrol ille- moment to say that the United States Mr. FREY. I might add as the result gal entry into the United StatesÐwe won't be representation at the Holy See will of this and going to the campuses, we able to keep open the front door.'' through never have been in better hands than have been asked to write a book about which people enter the United States legally. with the Ambassador-elect. the Congress from a personal stand- The only way to avoid this undesirable result I am pleased to report this morning point, and I sent out a message, some is to heed Father Ted's prescient advice. that the United States Association of of you have sent it in. Some, like the By urging our legislators and the President Former Members of Congress Campus gentleman from California, Pete to adopt a broad perspective on immigration Fellowship Program is active, healthy, McCloskey and Larry Coughlin and a and to oppose nativist, racist or mean-spirited and delivering a bipartisan message to few others who I have not named, proposals despite their political and popular al- the campuses of America’s universities. haven’t gotten their chapters in, so lure. During this past academic year, the as- this is a gentle reminder for it. By attending a naturalization ceremony. sociation cosponsored the program But we are working with the head of Normal ceremonies at the Federal court- with the Stennis Center for Public the Political Science Department at houses may not be as large as the one in El Service in Mississippi. Bipartisan Colgate University to publish the book, Paso, but they are no less impressive. teams of former Members of Congress, and we think it will be unique. There By attending a religious liturgy celebrating one Democrat, one Republican, have have been books on Congress, but there immigration such as those sponsored annually made 2- to 3-day visits to nine univer- has never been a book on various as- by the U.S. Catholic Conference during Na- sity communities from California to pects of Congress written by the people tional Migration Week. Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Ohio, who really were here and lived it. So if By attending ethnic festivals in which the Oklahoma, and New Mexico. everybody gets their chapter in, we food and customs and heritage and music of The former Members donated their may have that done by the first part of immigrant people are showcased and good time. The Stennis Center paid the the year. times are had by all. transportation expenses, and the Just very quickly, getting to the end By attending programs such as those spon- hosting institutions provided our room of this, as you can see, we are really sored by churches and temples and mosques and board. doing a lot. We are really out there, in- where newcomers are welcomed, counseled, I was joined at Cameron University volved in different things. There are and given help with language training, job and in Lawton, OK, by Dennis Hertel, who opportunities, hopefully, for you and craft skills, and acculturation. seems to be the most popular man on for some who are not here to get in- By attending graduation programs at local the floor this morning, Dennis. You are volved. There are also opportunities for high schools, colleges and universities, and all over the world. We lectured six, po- corporations and foundations who are noting the ethnic diversity of the academically litical science classes, participated in listening, who want to help the kids in distinguished graduates. Many of them are im- one 30-minute television panel, gave a this country, to contribute and work migrants or the sons and daughters of recent 1⁄4 hour newspaper interview over with us to do this. It would be great if immigrants. lunch, as well as a second luncheon we could get the 50 universities. It Immigration is fascinating and frustrating where the U.S.-U.N. relationship was would be wonderful. We have had 106 precisely because it is the story of the sweep the topic of discussion. We were also Members volunteer and probably an- of human history. It is the story of the nobility the subject of a couple minutes of TV other 30 just over this time. So we have and of the fallibility of humankind. Rarely has coverage on local news shows and were the people. It is just the funding mech- a people had a greater opportunity to impress guests at a department reception. anism to do it. So anybody listening, if its hallmark on history and humankind than we In our off hours, we enjoyed a dinner you are interested, you know where to in the United States possess here and now. hosted by the college president and an- get us. We should have a 1–800 number By welcoming the strangers in our midst, we other at the home of our host. up there. It is a worthwhile thing to do. will enrich and revitalize our Nation and the Dennis and I found an interesting We maintain close relations with the world in the process. blend of students that included several associations of former Members of Par- Mr. FREY. Thank you, I think. retired and retiring military personnel liament around the world, and in that The crown jewel of what we do really from nearby Fort Sill, as well as the I would like to recognize one of our is working with young people. I think usual undergraduate age group. The guests who has been with us before. that probably gives each of us the most students were alert, inquisitive, and Barry Turner, president of the Cana- satisfaction of anything we do, the kept both even Dennis and I on our dian Association of Former Par- chance to go to college communities to toes at all times. liamentarians, is with us today. talk with young people, to spend 2, 21⁄2 Did we make a difference? Yes, we Barry, would you please stand up and days with it. We have started now a did make a difference. I believe we gave be recognized. Congressional Campus Fellowship Pro- the students new insight into the proc- Barry has written a chapter for the gram. It actually began in 1976 and sort ess and hopefully dispelled some of the book on comparing our system with of teetered along for a while. We went misconceptions that exist today about the Canadian system. to a number of places. But we have this great institution. We were living We really appreciate your help on really institutionalized it. examples that reasonable men can dis- that. Part of the reason is, we have been agree but never need to be disagree- Obviously, the officers of the associa- able to work with the Stennis Center able. tion, Matt McHugh, John Erlenborn, for Public Service in Mississippi State I would note that at Cameron Univer- John Lancaster, the board of directors, University. They have acted as sec- sity we were the guests of the Depart- really have done an incredible job. This retariat of it for us and sent groups ment of Political Science and Criminal is a working group, not people who out. This year I think we went to 10 Justice. I am not sure if there was any have let their names be used on the or- schools, and our goal next year is 20 or significance in the pairings of those ganization. We have an auxiliary head- 25 schools around the country. two subjects. ed by Annie Rhodes, who has run the May 21, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3079 Life After Congress seminar, which is a country understand what we have been in which the concurrence of the House wonderful thing. This is the second given, the incredible job that the peo- is requested: time we have done it for people who are ple who wrote this Constitution did. A S. 342. An act to extend certain privileges, retiring. It sort of walks them through little over 7,000 words, and it still exemptions, and immunities to Hong Kong what they have and the problems and, works somehow today. Economic and Trade Offices. frankly, discusses what they are facing It is so easy to kick things around S. Con. Res. 6. Concurrent resolution ex- pressing concern for the continued deteriora- when you get out, going from where ev- and be cynical; it is so easy to knock; tion of human rights in Afghanistan and em- erybody listens to you and calls to but this body is what keeps it together. phasizing the need for a peaceful political when all of a sudden the phone stops This is the keel on the sailboat that settlement in that country. ringing and how do you handle that. keeps us from tilting too far to the S. Con. Res. 21. Concurrent resolution con- The auxiliary is to be really congratu- right or too far to the left, and we usu- gratulating the residents of Jerusalem and lated. ally float back and forth through the the people of on the thirtieth anniver- Linda Reed, our executive director, center. There really is no other group sary of the reunification of that historic wears many, many hats and does an in- in this country that has the ability to city, and for other purposes. credible job. We are lucky to have her speak, that has the credibility to f and really just so proud of the job you speak, and that are united, not with a PRINTING OF PROCEEDINGS HAD do, Linda. ‘‘D’’ or ‘‘R’’ after our names or what- DURING RECESS Walt Raymond, who came on board ever, that is really insignificant, but Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- with us to work part time and now are united for our love for this institu- imous consent that the proceedings works full time back there and who is tion. We are part of and have been part had during the recess be printed in the really responsible for the tremendous of the greatest legislative body in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD and that all growth of our overseas programs. history of the world. I say that without Members and former Members who Now it is my sad duty to inform the any false sense of pride, but I say it be- spoke during the recess have the privi- House of those persons who served in cause I think this institution has lege of revising and extending their re- the Congress who have passed away earned the respect of those people in marks. since our report last year. The de- this country and those people around The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ceased Members of Congress are as fol- the world, and it is going to keep the objection to the request of the gen- lows: respect. I look forward to working with tleman from Florida? James F. Battin (Montana); Ray each and every one of you for those There was no objection. Blanton (Tennessee); Paul W. Cronin things that we believe in. f (Massachusetts); Hamilton Fish (New Thank you so much, Madam Speaker. York); Edward J. Gurney (Florida); Mrs. BOGGS. The Chair again wishes ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Seymour Halpern (New York); Oren to thank the following Members of PRO TEMPORE Harris (Arkansas); Charles Hayes (Illi- Congress for your presence here today The SPEAKER pro tempore. The nois); Chet E. Holifield (California); and to announce that those of you who Chair will recognize 15 1-minutes on Harold E. Hughes (Iowa); Leo Isacson may have come in after the roll was each side. (New York); Harry Jeffrey (Ohio); Ed- called, that you may come and make f ward H. Jenison (Illinois); Coya your presence known to the Clerk here NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING Knutson (Minnesota); Paul J. Krebs at the Speaker’s desk. AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN (New Jersey); Robert M. Love (Ohio); I would be very happy to have all of Hugh Buenton Mitchell (Washington); you registered and to thank all of you (Mr. FOLEY asked and was given per- William L. Scott (Virginia); Jessie for your participation, not only in this mission to address the House for 1 Sumner (Illinois); and Paul Tsongas session, but for your participation day minute and to revise and extend his re- (Massachusetts). after day, year after year, in carrying marks.) Madam Speaker, I respectfully ask forward, as our President has just said, Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, it is a all of you to rise for a moment of si- this great and wonderful Government privilege to rise today. We had a recep- lence in their memory. May they rest under the enduring Constitution of the tion this morning for the National Cen- in peace. Amen. United States. ter for Missing and Exploited Children, Mrs. BOGGS. It is so ordered. I wish to thank all of you for coming, where we honored many of the police Mr. FREY. May they rest in peace. and I now declare that the session is heroes that have helped bring back Amen. over and that the House will reconvene home some of our children that have Thank you. at 10:30 this morning. been lost throughout our Nation. Madam Speaker, I would like obvi- Accordingly (at 10 o’clock and 15 It is sad enough to read the head- ously to offer on behalf of myself and minutes p.m.), the House continued in lines. There was the slaying of everybody here, our congratulations. recess. Michelle Montoya, 18, a popular Rio They just don’t do it better, and we are Linda High School student whose body f obviously not only proud of the job you was found in the school wood shop on have done in Congress but for us, and b 1032 Friday, and a high school janitor ac- now a new responsibility, and we are AFTER RECESS cused in the death of the student had a really lucky. history of violence, but school officials Mrs. BOGGS. I thank the gentleman. The recess having expired, the House waited until after he was on the job be- Mr. FREY. Madam Speaker, this con- was called to order by the Speaker pro fore seeking background information cludes our 27th annual report to the tempore [Mr. COBLE] at 10 o’clock and from the State. Congress by the United States Associa- 32 minutes a.m. A child’s life has been lost because tion of Former Members of Congress. f we failed to do our job, and we find out I think I said earlier, and I truly be- had they done it properly, that this MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE lieve it, that being a Member of this person who was accused of the crime body was a privilege. It was the best A message from the Senate by Ms. had a violent past, had been in jail for thing that ever happened to me. There McDevitt, one of its clerks, announced 12 years for manslaughter. How many were times that I would look out the that the Senate had passed without more children have to die before we do window and say, you know, am I really amendment a concurrent resolution of what is appropriate in protecting our here? I never lost awe of this institu- the House of the following title: defenseless children? tion. I never lost feeling that being H. Con. Res. 49. Concurrent resolution au- I want to commend the National Cen- here was just an incredible opportunity thorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for ter for Missing and Exploited Children and a privilege, and think to the same the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby. for all they have done to help reunite extent I feel that being a former Mem- The message also announced that the children with their families. But we ber is also a privilege, because we have Senate had passed a bill and concur- have to do more. Our most precious re- got a chance to help the people in this rent resolutions of the following titles, source in this country is our children.